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Debby Still Moving Northeast
I think we will see major track changes in the official forecast from the National Hurricane Center at 4 p.m. this afternoon. The Canadian has now come into line with the GFS’ thinking and is indicating a northeasterly motion for … Continue reading
Debby a Downer
Reading Twitter this morning, it appears that Debby’s approval ratings would be lower than President Nixon’s about this time 38 years ago. Debby is throwing a chink in the plans for beachgoers from Pensacola to Southeast Florida today. And she … Continue reading
10 a.m. Notes on Debby…Big Changes?
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…28.0N 86.2W ABOUT 190 MI…310 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 140 MI…220 KM SSW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NE OR 40 DEGREES AT … Continue reading
Debby Details for Coastal Alabama/NW Florida
DEBBY A LITTLE STRONGER, WIND FIELD BIGGER: So the National Hurricane Center did what they needed to do and issued a tropical storm warning from the Alabama/Mississippi border to the Ochlockone River in Florida. This includes Mobile and Baldwin Counties … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Alabama and Florida Coasts
Debby a little stronger. Strong winds to the northeast of the center necessitate issuing tropical storm warnings along the Alabama and Northwest Florida coast. No change in forecast track yet. Still expected to move slowly north today then turn westward. … Continue reading
Debby Early Morning Notes
Here is the latest on Debby: NOTES …Top winds still 50 mph. Pressure 998. …Motion north at 3 mph. …Official track shifted a little to the right or north. …Tropical storm warnings along the Louisiana coast. …Still amazing disagreement among … Continue reading
Debby Stationary
No changes to the watches/warnings for Tropical Storm Debby on the 10pm Advisory. Earlier I said that the Tropical Storm Warning included the City of New Orleans, but I was mistaken about that. Center: 26.3N 87.5W Movement: Stationary Max Winds: … Continue reading
A Few Widely Scattered Showers
There are a few widely scattered showers and storms across Central Alabama this evening. The most prominent ones are in East Alabama over Clay, Randolph and southern Cleburne Counties. The healthiest ones are between Wedowee and Ashland. There is a … Continue reading
Officially Debby
We now officially have Tropical Storm Debby in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical storm watches have been posted along the Gulf Coast from the mouth of the Pearl River (Louisiana/Mississippi border) to Morgan City, including New Orleans. DEBBY DETAILS As … Continue reading
First 100F
Tuscaloosa reached 100F at 1 p.m. this afternoon, marking the first official 100 degree reading of the season for any of our Central Alabama reporting stations. Skies are partly cloudy, with just puffy cumulus clouds. A few showers had formed … Continue reading
